Quotes from Melody Carlson

I do not understand what makes mothers think they are walking-talking thermometers.But I think somewhere during the process of giving birth and changing diapers, they actually begin to belive they have this supernatural sense.

A book is kind of like a river; I simply jump in and start swimming.

if you want to have a good friend, you first must be a good friend.

Your kids ever act like that? Tim laughed. Come on, man, I'm a pastor. My kids were perfect.

I have become convinced that God thoroughly enjoys fixing and saving things that are broken. That means that no matter how hurt and defeated you feel, no matter how badly you have been damaged, God can repair you. God can give anyone a second chance.

Don't worry about how bad things look right now. It's all going to fall into place. You'll see.

Mostly I think I've learned to trust God more. I mean, if I start getting worried or freaked, I just try to put it in God's hands. Sometimes I imagine God cradling the globe in his hands, and I tell myself that as long as I'm with God, the Creator of the universe, I can be comfortable and at home anyplace on the planet.

New life, new hope, new joy will start when this is given from the heart.

It takes a good habit to replace a bad habit.

You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.

being a teenager these days is not for the faint of heart.

some of our descendents